Today’s “Fab 5” / Selected NYCity Events – THURSDAY, SEPT 12, 2013.

Feast of San Gennaro (through Sept. 22)
The cannolis will most likely be disappearing at record speed on Thursday at 2 p.m. during one of the opening day competitions — the cannoli-eating contest — at this annual feast in Little Italy. The contest will take place on a stage on the northwest corner of Grand and Mott Streets.

The feast itself will stretch along Mulberry Street, between Canal and Houston Streets, as well as Grand Street, between Mott and Baxter Streets and Hester Street, between Mott and Baxter Streets.
Daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (till midnight on Fri. and Sat.)
For a schedule of events: (212) 768-9320 or sangennaro.org.

Concerts at One: Britten
Trinity Wall Street Music and the Arts is proud to focus its fall programming on the versatile and prolific composer, Benjamin Britten, in honor of his 100th birthday.

Celebrated favorites and rarely-performed works of Britten’s repertory will be presented, led by Director of Music and the Arts, Julian Wachner, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and NOVUS NY. Other featured artists include tenor Nicholas Phan, cellist Matt Haimovitz, and The Trinity Youth Chorus.

Today: Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings; Les Illuminations
NOVUS NY: Vale Rideout, tenor; Sarah Brailey, soprano; Julian Wachner, conductor
Trinity Church, Broadway and Wall St.
AT 1:00 pm / FREE

Metropolitan Klezmer
Metropolitan Klezmer will play a live concert, featuring music from far-flung styles of an exuberant, eclectic Yiddish cultural milieu: Rollicking dance tunes, haunting trance melodies, Yiddish swing and tango, and genre-expanding original compositions such as klezmer cumbia. Presented by LMCC.

Established in 1994, Metropolitan Klezmer brings eclectic exuberance to Yiddish musical genres from all over the map. Performing vibrant versions of lesser-known gems from wedding dance, trance, folk, swing and tango styles, as well as soundtrack material from vintage Yiddish films, they re-invent tradition with both irreverence and respect… an exhilarating journey!

Location: LMCC’s LentSpace in Hudson Square
LentSpace in Hudson Square is on Varick St. between Canal and Grand Streets and is a collaboration between LMCC, Hudson Square Connection, and Trinity Real Estate

LMCC’s LentSpace program brings “in-the-meantime” cultural activity to temporarily vacant spaces and provides opportunities for artists to create and present their work, gain exposure to audiences and develop dialogues with local communities.
From 1–2:30PM / FREE

Lincoln and the Civil War:
150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Historian Eric Foner’s talk, in the year of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, will discuss the significance of that crucial document, in terms of the Civil War, the place of African-Americans in American society, and the evolution of Lincoln’s own thinking about slavery.  He will examine the causes that led to the issuing of the document, and its consequences for Lincoln himself, and the broader society.

Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of this country’s most prominent historians. He is one of a handful to have won the Bancroft and Pulitzer Prizes in the same year.
NYPL – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, South Court Auditorium
(Map and directions)
from 4 – 5:30 p.m. / FREE

Mimi Jones Trio
Mimi Jones, multi talented bassist, vocalist and composer, brings her beacon of musical light to the world while embracing a positive future with her inspiring messages. Mimi’s elegant sound is an eclectic mix of genres based on a strong jazz foundation that leave room for funky bass grooves, world beat rhythms, and gentle textures.
The bassist/singer brings her talented trio to Bar Thalia for one Thursday every month!
SYMPHONY SPACE, 2537 Broadway, at 95th St.
At 9:00 pm / FREE

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS @ 3 Museums   (WestSide & the BrooklynMuseum) 

‘Walker Evans: American Photographs’ (through Jan. 26, 2014)
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keefe (through Jan. 26, 2014)
America’s cultural landscape shifted rapidly in the early 20th century. American Modern at the Museum of Modern Art looks at this change via some of the iconic works produced between 1915 and 1950. Artists highlighted include George Bellows, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and Andrew Wyeth. In organizing the art thematically, American Modern will highlight the connections between the artists’ works.
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St. (btw 5th /6th Ave.)
(212) 708-9400 / moma.org.
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‘Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design’* (through Sept. 15)
Museum of Arts and Design: 2 Columbus Circle
212-299-7777 / madmuseum.org.
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‘Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn’ (continuing)
This eclectic, imaginatively thought-out one-gallery immersion experience in world art, all from Brooklyn’s collection and installed in the museum’s revamped Great Hall, serves as a teaser to the fabulous collections in the galleries beyond.
‘the Bruce High Quality Foundation: Ode to Joy’ (through Sept. 22)
‘Divine Felines: Cats of AncientEgypt’ (through Dec. 29)
Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park,
(subway: easy ride from midtown on #2 or #3 express to Eastern Pkway/Bklyn Museum)
(718) 638-5000 / brooklynmuseum.org

Top Photography Exhibitions – NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide

  Museum of Modern Art
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014)
11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400

  Metropolitan Museum of Art
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969 
(through January 26, 2014)
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710

   International Center Photography
A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial (through Sept. 22)
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000

  American Museum Natural History 
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies          
(through May 31, 2014)
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278 

  Staley-Wise Gallery
It’s An American Thing (through Sept. 14)
560 Broadway, Soho / 212-966-6223
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One more photo exhibition, this one in a special setting – the lovely, new Bklyn Bridge Park with spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, and of course, the Brooklyn Bridge.
(subway: easy to get to via #2 or #3 express to Clark St., the 1st stop in Bklyn.)

‘The Fence’ in Brooklyn Bridge Park (through Oct. 1)
“When is a fence not a fence? When it is the backdrop for a free display of over 200 jury selected images of people, animals and daily life by 39 photographers from the United States and abroad. Presented for the second year by United Photo Industries, a Brooklyn arts cooperative, as a showcase for young photographers, the display consists of a 1,000-foot-long waterproof mesh banner superimposed with color and black-and-white photos.

The banner stretches through Brooklyn Bridge Park, from Pier 15, at Joralemon Street and the East River in Brooklyn Heights, to Main Street in Dumbo.” (Anne Mancuso-NYT)
Pier 5, Joralemon Street and the East River
From 6am to 1am / FREE
(718) 215-9075 / fence.photovillenyc.org
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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : Manhattan’s WestSide” dated (08/29) and (08/27).